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<p>Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., left, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., right, with Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, center, head to a news conference about the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" bill on an unusual Saturday session on Capitol Hill in Washington.</p>

<p>Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., left, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., right, with Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, center, head to a news conference about the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" bill on an unusual Saturday session on Capitol Hill in Washington.</p>

December 19, 2010

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President to sign law ending military gay ban
December 19, 2010 8 p.m.

President to sign law ending military gay ban

Repeal would mean open acceptance by armed forces

WASHINGTON - In a historic vote for gay rights, the Senate agreed on Saturday to do away with the military's 17-year ban on openly gay troops and sent President Barack Obama legislation to overturn the Clinton-era policy known as "don't ask, don't tell."